Defending Patent Rights

April 7, 2010
Intellectual Property News and Interesting Facts

Role of Pretoria patent lawyers in defending patent rights

Since South Africa doesn’t have an investigating patent office, the applicants must make sure that their inventions meet the minimum requirements for patents.

As such it can happen that the patentability of an invention can be questioned by another party even when the patent has been registered.

The Pretoria patent lawyers of Smit & Van Wyk make sure that every application that goes through our office does indeed meet the minimum requirements and more for patentability. Areas that can be challenged include that of obviousness of the invention,  originality, and usefulness.

If a patent has been disclosed previously before filing for registration, another party may question its validity.

If you find yourself in such a situation get in contact with the team of Pretoria patent lawyers to help with litigation.

Patent Links

1. Gadget Invention Patent Application – Even before you take the gadget invention to another party for review and assistance, file the all important provisional patent application.
2. How to Patent Inventions – To protect your rights as an inventor you need to file patent applications for your inventions in each country, where protection is sought.
3. Protect your Invention – For public disclosure and protection of an invention, the inventor needs to apply for a patent.
4. Patent Application – Contact Request